1. Objectives Transform linear functions.
Solve problems involving linear transformations.

2. In Lesson 1-2, you learned to transform functions by transforming each point. Transformations can also be expressed by using function notation.

3. Reflections
Negative outside
Negative inside

4. Example 1A: Translating and Reflecting Functions
Let g(x) be the indicated transformation of f(x). Write the rule for g(x).
f(x) = x – 2 , horizontal translation right 3 units
Translating f(x) 3 units right subtracts 3 from each input value.
g(x) = f(x – 3)
Subtract 3 from the input of f(x).
g(x) = (x – 3) – 2
Evaluate f at x – 3.
g(x) = x – 5
Simplify.

5. Example 1 Continued
Check Graph f(x) and g(x) on a graphing calculator. The slopes are the same, but the x-intercept has moved 3 units right from 2 to 5.

6. Example 1B: Translating Reflecting Functions
Let g(x) be the indicated transformation of f(x). Write the rule for g(x). x –2 2
f(x) 1
linear function defined in the table; reflection across x-axis

7. x –2 2 f(x) 1 Example 1B Continued
Step 1 Write the rule for f(x) in slope-intercept form. x –2 2
f(x) 1
The y-intercept is 1.
The table contains (0, 1).
Find the slope:
Use (0, 1) and (2, 2).
y = mx + b
Slope-intercept form.
Substitute for m and 1 for b.
Replace y with f(x).

8. Step 2 Write the rule for g(x). Reflecting f(x) across the
Example 1B Continued
Step 2 Write the rule for g(x). Reflecting f(x) across the
x-axis replaces each y with –y.
g(x) = –f(x)

9. Example 1B Continued
Check Graph f(x) and g(x) on a graphing calculator. The lines are symmetric about the x-axis.

10. f(x) = 3x + 1; translation 2 units right
Check It Out! Example 1a
Let g(x) be the indicated transformation of f(x). Write the rule for g(x).
f(x) = 3x + 1; translation 2 units right
Translating f(x) 2 units right subtracts 2 from each input value.
g(x) = f(x – 2)
Subtract 2 from the input of f(x).
g(x) = 3(x – 2) + 1
Evaluate f at x – 2. Distribute the 3.
g(x) = 3x – 5
Simplify.

11. Check It Out! Example 1a Continued
Check Graph f(x) and g(x) on a graphing calculator. The slopes are the same, but the
y-intercept has moved 6 units down from 1 to –5.

12. Stretches and compressions change the slope of a linear function
Stretches and compressions change the slope of a linear function. If the line becomes steeper, the function has been stretched vertically or compressed
horizontally. If the line becomes flatter, the function has been compressed vertically or stretched horizontally.

14. Example 2: Stretching and Compressing Linear Functions
Let g(x) be a horizontal compression of f(x) = –x + 4 by a factor of . Write the rule for g(x), and graph the function.
Horizontally compressing f(x) by a factor of replaces each x with where b = . .

15. Example 2A Continued = –(2x) +4 g(x) = –2x +4
For horizontal compression, use
Substitute for b.
= –(2x) +4
Replace x with 2x.
g(x) = –2x +4
Simplify.

16. Example 2A Continued
Check Graph both functions on the same coordinate plane. The graph of g(x) is steeper than f(x), which indicates that g(x) has been horizontally compressed from f(x), or pushed toward the y-axis.

17. Check It Out! Example 2
Let g(x) be a vertical compression of f(x) = 3x + 2 by a factor of . Write the rule for g(x) and graph the function.
Vertically compressing f(x) by a factor of replaces each f(x) with a · f(x) where a = .

18. Check It Out! Example 2 Continued
g(x) = a(3x + 2)
For vertical compression, use a.
= (3x + 2)
Substitute for a.
Simplify.

19. Graph both functions on the same coordinate plane
Graph both functions on the same coordinate plane. The graph of g(x) is less steep than f(x), which indicates that g(x) has been vertically compressed from f(x), or compressed towards the x-axis.

20. Some linear functions involve more than one transformation by applying individual transformations one at a time in the order in which they are given.
For multiple transformations, create a temporary function—such as h(x) in Example 3 below—to represent the first transformation, and then transform it to find the combined transformation.

21. Example 3: Combining Transformations of Linear Functions
Let g(x) be a horizontal shift of f(x) = 3x left 6 units followed by a horizontal stretch by a factor of 4. Write the rule for g(x).
Step 1 First perform the translation.
Translating f(x) = 3x left 6 units adds 6 to each input value. You can use h(x) to represent the translated function.
h(x) = f(x + 6)
Add 6 to the input value.
h(x) = 3(x + 6)
Evaluate f at x + 6.
h(x) = 3x + 18
Distribute.

22. Example 3 Continued
Step 2 Then perform the stretch.
Stretching h(x) horizontally by a factor of 4 replaces each x with where b = 4.
For horizontal compression, use
Substitute 4 for b.
Simplify.

23. Step 1 First perform the translation.
Check It Out! Example 3
Let g(x) be a vertical compression of f(x) = x by a factor of followed by a horizontal shift 8 left units. Write the rule for g(x).
Step 1 First perform the translation.
h(x) = f(x + 8)
Translating f(x) = 3x left 8 units adds 8 to each input value. You can use h(x) to represent the translated function.
Add 8 to the input value.
h(x) = x + 8
Evaluate f at x + 8.
h(x) = x + 8
Distribute.

24. Step 2 Then perform the stretch.
Check It Out! Example 3
Step 2 Then perform the stretch.
Stretching h(x) vertically by a factor of multiplies the function by .
Multiply the function by
Simplify.

25. Example 4A: Fund-raising Application
The golf team is selling T-shirts as a fund-raiser. The function R(n) = 7.5n represents the team’s revenue in dollars, and n is the number of t-shirts sold.
The team paid $60 for the T-shirts. Write a new function P(n) for the team’s profit.
The initial costs must be subtracted from the revenue.
R(n) = 7.5n
Original function
P(n) = 7.5n – 60
Subtract the expenses.

26. Example 4B: Fund-raising Application
Graph both P(n) and R(n) on the same coordinate plane. P R
Graph both functions. The lines have the same slope but different y-intercepts.
Note that the profit can be negative but the number of T-shirts sold cannot be less than 0.

27. Example 4C: Fund-raising Application
Describe the transformation(s) that have been applied.
The graph indicates that P(n) is a translation of R(n). Because 60 was subtracted, P(n) = R(n) – 60. This indicates a vertical shift 60 units down.